Volunteering can help save lives! Volunteering with us can help develop skills, gain experience and make a difference. Volunteers play a vital role in helping people have their say on health and social care. Raj Nair from Heaton is one of our volunteers. He’s a teacher with a passion for healthcare and previously worked for…
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We’re pleased to share the findings from our recent peer research project on mental health in ethnically minoritised communities. Our peer research project was commissioned by Newcastle Healthy Futures. Connected Voice Haref coordinated the project while Fulfilling Lives Newcastle Gateshead provided peer research training. Four organisations (Rainbow Home. First Step, Riverside Community Health Project, West End Friends)…
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The Living Well North Tyneside platform is now live – www.livingwellnorthtyneside.co.uk – providing the residents of North Tyneside with trusted information and resources on local services, activities and events available to them to help us all live well. If you provide services, events or activities in North Tyneside around health, wellbeing, social care or are community…
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Money is a tough subject Talking or speaking about money problems can be difficult and uncomfortable, and it can cause many of us to feel embarrassed or ashamed. `This shouldn’t be the case. Having money problems isn’t something to be ashamed about. So many of us deal with them. This has only been heightened in…
Read More Domestic abuse in Newcastle Domestic abuse has a huge impact on families across Newcastle and there are concerns about the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 introduced several changes to legislation, including that a child who sees, hears or experiences the effects of domestic abuse, and is related…
Read More 1 In our Autumn edition, we focus on mental health as we talk to different voluntary and community organisations about how their staff, beneficiaries and volunteers have been affected by mental health and COVID-19 restrictions, how their services have been adapted and what they are doing to support people around mental health. We also hear…
Read More “I just want other carers out there to know they are not alone.” This last year has incredibly difficult for many of us. We know from our new research that a third of adults and young people have struggled with worsening mental health since March 2020. We also know that many people, in addition to…
Read More COVID-19 impact in Newcastle Newcastle City Council is reminding us that it is important to remember that COVID-19 has not gone away. Regionally, case rates remain at a high level and community transmission of the virus continues. While thankfully hospital admissions are not as high as previously, there is a lot of pressure on key…
Read More We’re all ears! Have you used health, social care or wellbeing services recently? What works and what you would like to see improve? Your views matter, so please tell us about your experiences in our survey. We will share the results anonymously with service providers so that everyone receives the best possible care. Take our…
Read More “I worry that many people will be traumatised and fall through the cracks.” Adult survey participant Following the survey we ran earlier in the year, we heard from almost 12,000 people about the ongoing impact of the pandemic on their mental health. Thank you so much to those of you who filled in the survey…
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